“Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of: Jnan,Atmanishtha, Vairagya, Dharma and the full fledged devotion to God.”
“My Faith is in the Younger Generation, the Modern Generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work Out the whole problem, like Lions.”
“It is the Level-headed Man, the Calm Man, of Good Judgment and cool nerves, of Great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.”
“First, believe in the world—that there is meaning behind everything”
“This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.”
“Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.”
“This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger. “
”This I have seen in life—those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step; those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace; and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose. “
“Face the brutes.” That is a lesson for all life—face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.”